Showing posts with label Ben Franklin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben Franklin. Show all posts

Sunday, November 1

back up the Train



Back to Mountain Standard Time!
Did you know the original proposal for Daylight Savings Time was suggested by the ever inventive Benjamin Franklin? He published an essay entitled "An Economical Project" in April 1784 when he was serving as Minister to the court of Louis XVI. His proposal touted the thriftiness of utilizing natural daylight instead of artificial light as a way to save money. Novel idea.